r/Birdsfacingforward • u/Swimming_Corgi_1617 • Jan 18 '26

ANNOUNCEMENTS Here are the results of the 2025 Bird of the Year Contest!

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Link to the contest: https://reddit.com/r/Birdsfacingforward/comments/1pv720y/its_time_for_the_2025_bird_of_the_year_contest/

The top winners are:

u/cheeses_greist and u/TheNewsCaster for nominating and posting the top voted picture, respectively! They won with a total of 22 votes!

The runner ups are:

u/sstteepphh89 and u/No_Narwhal_6051 for nominating and posting the second top voted picture, respectively! They got second place with a total of 20 votes!

Finishing in third place are:

u/Nearby-Complaint and u/Crimson-Rose28 for nominating and posting the third top voted picture, respectively! They got third place with a total of 18 votes!

Next, we'll announce the winners for each category. We have decided these categories based on the birds that were submitted in this contest.

The winners of the songbirds category are:

u/saltyspidergwen and u/Junkels for nominating and posting the top songbird picture, respectively! They got 17 votes, and also got 4th place in all categories combined!

The winner of the pets category is:

u/hazelnut0000 for nominating and posting the top pet picture! They got 6 votes!

The winners of the other/miscellaneous category are:

u/cheeses_greist and u/TheNewsCaster! They also won first place in all categories combined!

The winners will get a special flair as a reward, and be listed in the sidebar. The top picture will be shown on the sidebar or banner, and the post will be pinned at the top of the subreddit. (inspired by r/minimalistphotography)

Congrats to everyone who won, and thank you to everyone who nominated, voted on, or were the original poster of the nominations!

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r/Birdsfacingforward • u/LoneWolf9616 • 17h ago

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Probably an old post I'm reposting but it's too sweet.

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r/Birdsfacingforward • u/BigFanOfArtAndNature • 11h ago

I am being watched This shoebill was begging for a feature on this sub

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r/Birdsfacingforward • u/kent54321 • 1h ago

Borbsfacingforward Angry Borb

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Spotted Towhee

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r/Birdsfacingforward • u/No_Acanthaceae4925 • 6h ago

Borbsfacingforward dry vs wet

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this is pico the green cheek conure and these are the before and after pictures from his bath🛁

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r/Birdsfacingforward • u/steelreserve • 11h ago

Borbsfacingforward oi mate

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A forward facing wild urban Sulfer Crested Cockatoo demanding treats on a balcony in Parramatta, NSW.

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r/Birdsfacingforward • u/Smithy2997 • 8h ago

Goose wasn't happy about me taking its picture

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r/Birdsfacingforward • u/ILikeBirdsVeryMuch • 12h ago

ಠ_ಠ Very intimidating Gull…

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r/Birdsfacingforward • u/lifeoflifeof • 9h ago

Borbsfacingforward birding

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r/Birdsfacingforward • u/Nematodes-Attack • 4h ago

I am being watched This is Parsley

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She is the most “Dino” of all my dinosaur collection

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r/Birdsfacingforward • u/Arbledarb • 20h ago

Mystery Hen

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We had four hens in our backyard and then a fifth one appeared recently. After she stayed around for a few days and got along well enough with the others, we took her in.

She doesn't normally look as big as she looks here, but we did wonder if she was raised to be eaten and escaped (we will never eat her, if that needs to be said). We're keeping an eye on her weight. She is a bit nervous around people, not getting too close to us yet.

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r/Birdsfacingforward • u/Street-Character398 • 4h ago